In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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